as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest
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From noon to 1:30 p.m., guests 16 and older will gather in the Eaton Canyon Nature Auditorium for the conservancy’s training, which will go over safety tips for recreationists, including on bear spray and air horns.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The campus, also dotted with ponds, would be connected through sidewalks, punctuated by a trail-like conservancy walk into natural areas, including a hardwood forest reserve.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
None of the expenditures were authorized by the conservancy, according to the filing.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
The One Tam partnership — a program that consists of the National Park Service, California State Parks, the Marin Municipal Water District, Marin County Parks and the parks conservancy — manages more than 60,000 acres of wooded habitat in Marin County.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The campus, also dotted with ponds, would be connected through sidewalks, punctuated by a trail-like conservancy walk into natural areas, including a hardwood forest reserve.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
None of the expenditures were authorized by the conservancy, according to the filing.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
The One Tam partnership — a program that consists of the National Park Service, California State Parks, the Marin Municipal Water District, Marin County Parks and the parks conservancy — manages more than 60,000 acres of wooded habitat in Marin County.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservancy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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